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ambassador with much experience in eastern europe. he's one of the officials who fears that what's happening in ukraine is spinning completely out of control. >> i think as your reporters have found out, it's a pretty complicated picture there where there are many people who feel very close to russia, whether they speak -- prefer to speak ukrainian or speak russian, they want to be close to russia. so this is a very tough situation in the coming weeks. and it's not at all clear how it's going to turn out. >> former u.s. ambassador christopher hill, he spoke to me from his home in denver. >>> some frightening and crazy, those words describing a horrific hair hanging incident at the ringling brothers and barn hum and bailey circus. it happened just hours ago in providence, rhode island. it was all caught on tape. here it is. we want to warn you first the video is graphic. >> suspend ed -- >> witnesses who saw it happen describe the scene for us. >> first, i thought it was the act. we see them. they were doing acrobats with their hair. t
ambassador with much experience in eastern europe. he's one of the officials who fears that what's happening in ukraine is spinning completely out of control. >> i think as your reporters have found out, it's a pretty complicated picture there where there are many people who feel very close to russia, whether they speak -- prefer to speak ukrainian or speak russian, they want to be close to russia. so this is a very tough situation in the coming weeks. and it's not at all clear how it's...
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, eastern and southern ukraine drifting towards russia as one state. western ukraine towards europe. there are other divided countries. nobody wants to talk about it, but it's on the political agenda. >> difficult solution. we'll see the outcome. >> demand on what you want. >> stein cohen, prove so emeritus of russian cities. >>> in an attempt to end deadlock the iranian president hassan rouhani made a speech on tv. >> translation: confrontation with the world will not succeed. i said from the beginning that this government is on the path of interaction with the world, constructive interaction. when we say constructive interaction some say we are after compromise. >> hassan rouhani has been criticised for histone to the nuclear programme and the signing of a nuclear deal with world powers. >>> afghanistan's president declared a day of mourning for those killed in the landslide. 2,000 are believed to be dead in the badakhshan. yesterday the search was called off due to lack of equipment. we have more. >> reporter: this man tend to an injured boy. this c
, eastern and southern ukraine drifting towards russia as one state. western ukraine towards europe. there are other divided countries. nobody wants to talk about it, but it's on the political agenda. >> difficult solution. we'll see the outcome. >> demand on what you want. >> stein cohen, prove so emeritus of russian cities. >>> in an attempt to end deadlock the iranian president hassan rouhani made a speech on tv. >> translation: confrontation with the world...
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that's southern ukraine. this is eastern ukraine. there are parts under the control of militia. there is a nearby town the surrounded by ukrainian military. inside we have seen pictures of the militia driving through the streets in tanks. remember, this is a country that's proposing to have are an election this month. it's hard to understand how that could even be possible given what's happening on the ground here. >> kier in other parts of the country, how are things going with the ukrainian security forces trying to take back parts of region? how are their efforts going? >> that's near here. the town is under the control of the militia. as i said, it is surrounded by the ukrainian military. you remember before the weekend two of the military's helicopters were shot down. as much as the government in kiev tries to say that they have not completely lost control of this country, they appear to be pretty impotent. it appearses to get increasingly difficult every day to describe this as one country. >> nbc's kier simmons in ukraine. thank you so much. >>> we turn back to washington
that's southern ukraine. this is eastern ukraine. there are parts under the control of militia. there is a nearby town the surrounded by ukrainian military. inside we have seen pictures of the militia driving through the streets in tanks. remember, this is a country that's proposing to have are an election this month. it's hard to understand how that could even be possible given what's happening on the ground here. >> kier in other parts of the country, how are things going with the...
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from the clashes in eastern ukraine, closer to the border with russia. eveni our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh has been watching what is happening firsthand. >> reporter: you can see the mismatch of what is left of this barricade. it's shredded by army fire power. even so, the soldiers were just passing through. they came from up here, he says, ten armored personnel carriers shot at the barricade and went off into that field. the ukrai nor like he claimed were they at the security service building. in fact, they were nowhere to be seen. this is really the only sign in the seen that we see of the army having been through here and get general the rhetoric about the scope of the operations and success is not matched by what we're seeing here. but still, amid the embers and calm, rare voices of disdain for the pro-russian forces. terrorists burning buildings and buses and trams, he says, the property of our town. we won't see calm here. at one hospital, three dead were brought in from the barricades shooting here and one from gunfire ju
from the clashes in eastern ukraine, closer to the border with russia. eveni our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh has been watching what is happening firsthand. >> reporter: you can see the mismatch of what is left of this barricade. it's shredded by army fire power. even so, the soldiers were just passing through. they came from up here, he says, ten armored personnel carriers shot at the barricade and went off into that field. the ukrai nor like he claimed were they...
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ukraine. to call it a civil war now, they believe, would undermine those actions. >> a big story we'll watch. candy crowley in washington, thank you. >> thanks, fred. >>> buying the clippers. a lot of celebrities want to do it but, guess what, it takes more than just money. the business of buying into the nba, next. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ get to a better state. man: we know when parents and teachers work together... woman: our schools get stronger. man: as superintendent of public education, that's been tom torlakson's approach. woman: torlakson has supported
ukraine. to call it a civil war now, they believe, would undermine those actions. >> a big story we'll watch. candy crowley in washington, thank you. >> thanks, fred. >>> buying the clippers. a lot of celebrities want to do it but, guess what, it takes more than just money. the business of buying into the nba, next. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a...
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ukraine remains on edge today with increased violence in the eastern part of the country. i'll get to ambassador geoffrey pyatt in kiev shortly. first, two people who have recently been to ukraine, congressman elliot engel, ranking democrat on the house foreign affairs committee, and senator ron johnson, he heads the european affairs committee on the senate side. i want to start out what something the president said. as you know, he had a presser with german chancellor angela merkel and came out to warn president putin of more sanctions in the offing. >> the russian leadership must know if it continues to destabilize eastern ukraine and disrupt this month's presidential election, we will move quickly on additional steps, including further sanctions that will impose greater costs. >> it seems to me, and let me start with you, congressman, everything that the u.s. has done, the west has done to this point begins, if this continues, we're really going to do something harsher. what is the definition of disrupting these elections later in may? >> well, the elections are schedul
ukraine remains on edge today with increased violence in the eastern part of the country. i'll get to ambassador geoffrey pyatt in kiev shortly. first, two people who have recently been to ukraine, congressman elliot engel, ranking democrat on the house foreign affairs committee, and senator ron johnson, he heads the european affairs committee on the senate side. i want to start out what something the president said. as you know, he had a presser with german chancellor angela merkel and came...
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people are clearly furious across southern ukraine there and here in eastern ukraine where i am. there have been protests on the street. here as well we continue to see a town surrounded by the ukrainian military. they do not appear to be moving on that town but that's another potential flash point. alex, there are flash points everywhere and, again, as i say, the concern must be that the ukrainian government in kiev is simply losing control parts of its country. the prime minister here has been criticizing his own police about the way that the police handled the union building that fire -- the fire in the union building before the week end so the prime minister criticizing the country's own police. >> very, very difficult time. thank you very much, keir simmons, for bringing us an update. we appreciate that. there is increasing outcry over the mass kidnappings of teenaged school girls in nigeria. it's been more than two weeks since armed gunman and abducted at least -- get this -- 276 girls. rallies demanding theirs recrew spreading with protests held in various cities including
people are clearly furious across southern ukraine there and here in eastern ukraine where i am. there have been protests on the street. here as well we continue to see a town surrounded by the ukrainian military. they do not appear to be moving on that town but that's another potential flash point. alex, there are flash points everywhere and, again, as i say, the concern must be that the ukrainian government in kiev is simply losing control parts of its country. the prime minister here has...
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since unrest the surface in eastern ukraine. well to two hundred fifty five victims had ended in a five out of hundreds of villages very often due to the collapsed homes in need of a landslide on friday in afghanistan. this is in the north eastern afghan province of that . thousands more are viewed it. an official with the local disaster management department says they have talked with relatives of victims and the appalling fountain register the identifications of two hundred fifty five people earlier though provincial government spokesman told local media that more than two thousand one hundred people were confirmed it has been no official statements or fall on the exact a toll afghan president karzai has designated sunday as the national day of mourning the two mudslides happened within an hour walk or out of each other. around midday on friday the second daring rescues who had come in to help survivors. this is the most residential designs to dip into afghanistan and in quite some time. in fact the last two weeks have been pa
since unrest the surface in eastern ukraine. well to two hundred fifty five victims had ended in a five out of hundreds of villages very often due to the collapsed homes in need of a landslide on friday in afghanistan. this is in the north eastern afghan province of that . thousands more are viewed it. an official with the local disaster management department says they have talked with relatives of victims and the appalling fountain register the identifications of two hundred fifty five people...
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. >>> after a weekend of the deadly clashes in eastern ukraine the country may be one step closer to civil war. this morning, russia is blaming the government in kiev for targeting the pro-russian separatists. >> let's bring in "state of the union" host candy crowley in washington. i bet a lot of people are watching this wondering is this playing into putin's hand, does escalating violence give him the excuse he needs to invade ukraine? >> it certainly is the thought of a growing number of analysts and also some within the u.s. government that the fact that the violence has increased and the fact that you're hearing those in the russian government saying gosh, we're getting an awful lot of calls for help from inside eastern ukraine, that this is the excuse, this increased violence that putin feels that he needs to go in there, not that he needs an excuse in crimea. nonetheless there's also the thought that he really doesn't want to go this far. so you can find both viewpoints in washington right now. number one, that he would prefer to just foment unrest inside ukraine without sendin
. >>> after a weekend of the deadly clashes in eastern ukraine the country may be one step closer to civil war. this morning, russia is blaming the government in kiev for targeting the pro-russian separatists. >> let's bring in "state of the union" host candy crowley in washington. i bet a lot of people are watching this wondering is this playing into putin's hand, does escalating violence give him the excuse he needs to invade ukraine? >> it certainly is the...
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. >>> the recent days of chaos and the violence in the eastern part of ukraine appear to be now pushing the country closer potentially to civil war. >> with violence spilling into even more cities, this weekend russia's blaming the kiev-based government for targeting pro-russian separatists. >> nick paton walsh is near s f slaviansk. what is happening there now? >> reporter: victor t is quiet at the this point but that doesn't take away from how extraordinarily volatile the swaition is. we have the ukraine military consistently moving around this hotbed of slaviansk and reports of a helicopter in the sky near the city as well that comes after 24 hours of real violence here, clashes in the outskirts of slaviansk, the ukrainian military lost two of their paratroopers, 12 injured and we met many civilians in local hospital who said they had been shot in the legs, below the waist during the ex-change. the troops came under fire, the troops tried to went out and when blocked started shooting. clearly a lot of hostility from local residents towards the ukrainian soldiers. they have almost an
. >>> the recent days of chaos and the violence in the eastern part of ukraine appear to be now pushing the country closer potentially to civil war. >> with violence spilling into even more cities, this weekend russia's blaming the kiev-based government for targeting pro-russian separatists. >> nick paton walsh is near s f slaviansk. what is happening there now? >> reporter: victor t is quiet at the this point but that doesn't take away from how extraordinarily...
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far from the only hot spot in eastern ukraine. a uniform live reports for you coming up. >>> also, global anger toward the nigerian government. find out what's being done right now to rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls. >>> of course, we rolled out healthcare.gov. that could have gone better. >> well timed understatement there from the u.s. president garners big laughs at the white house correspondents dinner. we'll have more of mr. obama's self deprecating humor. >>> hey there, everyone. i hope you're enjoying your sunday. a warm welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." clashing between government troops and pro-russia activists at this moment are threatening to take ukraine into a full-scale civil war. take a look at this. now, these scenes played out in the eastern city of donetsk. protesters there siding with russia, smashing their way into the ukrainian security building. being now played out in luhansk. gunfire there rang out in the streets. a local separaist leader declared a st
far from the only hot spot in eastern ukraine. a uniform live reports for you coming up. >>> also, global anger toward the nigerian government. find out what's being done right now to rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls. >>> of course, we rolled out healthcare.gov. that could have gone better. >> well timed understatement there from the u.s. president garners big laughs at the white house correspondents dinner. we'll have more of mr. obama's self deprecating humor....
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seven european observers held by separatists have been freed in eastern ukraine. it comes a day after fighting in odessa where dozens of pro-russian activists were killed, many in a fiery clash. today the city held visuals to mem rate the dead. we have the latest from the eastern cities. >> the burning scpars debris which littered the treats were evidence of what looked like a day of heavy fighting between ukranian soldiers and pro-russian separatists. vehicles and tyres became barricades, set alight to keep government troops at bay. >> translation: there are a lot of victims from both sides - from the civilians and the fighters. people going to work were injured. there are a lot of injured and dead. they were shooting at buildings from the tnts for half an hour. >> a stockpile of petrol bombs were on hand. it didn't stop the vaps of armoured -- advance of armoured vehicles. ukranian checkpoints are controlling traffic in and out. not all traffic has been halted. after eight days a convoy carrying a team of o.s.c.e. observers made it through. on a roadside they em
seven european observers held by separatists have been freed in eastern ukraine. it comes a day after fighting in odessa where dozens of pro-russian activists were killed, many in a fiery clash. today the city held visuals to mem rate the dead. we have the latest from the eastern cities. >> the burning scpars debris which littered the treats were evidence of what looked like a day of heavy fighting between ukranian soldiers and pro-russian separatists. vehicles and tyres became...
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ukraine. a statement that could signal russia's intention to get more involved in the conflict there. military analysts said they saw no signs of a russian invasion. all this as ukraine continues its attack on separatists who had seized government buildings throughout ukraine. today they released the people they held captive. >> the osc observers, free after a week under the control of the self-proclaimed mayor. he said this was no kidnap. just an intended visit. >> translator: they're not being released. they're leaving us, as was promised. we celebrated my birthday and now they can leave for home. >> down the road and through the chicane to safety, their colleagues were there to meet them at the roadside. such relief for the seven men who were held first in a basement, then a fourth floor room. >> we were treated pretty well. nobody touched us. we're physically unharmed. the conditions of our stay there were very tenable. >> more ukrainian armored vehicles rolled into nearby areas, meeting a
ukraine. a statement that could signal russia's intention to get more involved in the conflict there. military analysts said they saw no signs of a russian invasion. all this as ukraine continues its attack on separatists who had seized government buildings throughout ukraine. today they released the people they held captive. >> the osc observers, free after a week under the control of the self-proclaimed mayor. he said this was no kidnap. just an intended visit. >> translator:...
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putin says he has received thousands of requests for help from russians living in ukraine in eastern ukraine, pro-russian protesters rallied outside buildings, forcing their way in before waving a russian flag as the crowd outside cheered. today flowers marked the site of a deadly fight. yesterday ukraine started a new effort to push back pro-russian groups. >> a hit-and-run crash in san francisco critically injured one person. the crash happened at 2:30 this morning when the driver of his black infinity ran a red-light, broadsiding another car. the driver of that car was badly injured. the force of the crash sent one of the cars into a third vehicle, leaving that driver with maynor injuries. investigators say the driver who caused the crash and a number of passengers ran from the scene. >>> these folks in oakland gathered this morning to remember a man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in oakland. coalition of neighbors want city leaders to make telegraph avenue safer for pedestrians. the victim was hit a short distance from his home in oakland. police are offering a $10,000 re
putin says he has received thousands of requests for help from russians living in ukraine in eastern ukraine, pro-russian protesters rallied outside buildings, forcing their way in before waving a russian flag as the crowd outside cheered. today flowers marked the site of a deadly fight. yesterday ukraine started a new effort to push back pro-russian groups. >> a hit-and-run crash in san francisco critically injured one person. the crash happened at 2:30 this morning when the driver of...
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at this hour ukraine inches closer to civil war. the military is stepping up its offensive. the conflict is spreading to other parts of the country. paul brennan has the latest from the eastern city of konstantinovka. >> reporter: burning cars and dabry were evidence of what looked like a day of fighting between ukranian soldiers and pro-russian separatists. vehicles and tyres became barricades, set alike to try to keep the government troops at bay. >> there's a lot of victims from both sides, from the civilians and fighters. people who were going to work were insecured jurd. there were a lot of injured and dead. shooting at buildings. >> a stockpile of petrol bombs were at hand. it didn't stop the vaps of vehicles, nor did the angry chants of residents. check points are controlling traffic in and out. >> not all traffic has been halted. after eight days in captivity, a convoy carrying a team of o.s.c. observers made it through. on a road side north of donetsk they embraced freedom with a sense of relief. a carefully choreographed handover bringing an end to the observers mu
at this hour ukraine inches closer to civil war. the military is stepping up its offensive. the conflict is spreading to other parts of the country. paul brennan has the latest from the eastern city of konstantinovka. >> reporter: burning cars and dabry were evidence of what looked like a day of fighting between ukranian soldiers and pro-russian separatists. vehicles and tyres became barricades, set alike to try to keep the government troops at bay. >> there's a lot of victims from...
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manned anti-aircraft type of equipment in the eastern part of ukraine around sylviaance. this represents an escalation because of this type of equipment hasn't been used up until now. the worsening situation in o odessa where over 40 people died last night. >> do you feel safe? >> i still have my colleagues. we have about 150 of them and going every day. we face challenges every day and more and more road blocks such as armed men at checked points but we feel the osce plays a very key role in trying to, as much as, keep the region stabilized. we are getting closer and closer to the may 25th presidential elections and it's very important this take place in a safe manner. >> now that you have people watching in the united states and around the world, what should people know about the conditions there? >> people should know that the worse thing that could happen right now is that deescalation continue. there's lots of many different demands being made and told on our monitors on the ground. so it's very important as our head of mission said today that maximum restraint be us
manned anti-aircraft type of equipment in the eastern part of ukraine around sylviaance. this represents an escalation because of this type of equipment hasn't been used up until now. the worsening situation in o odessa where over 40 people died last night. >> do you feel safe? >> i still have my colleagues. we have about 150 of them and going every day. we face challenges every day and more and more road blocks such as armed men at checked points but we feel the osce plays a very...
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i am talking about eastern ukraine. a part of the country that borders russia. these ukrainian soldiers are rolling through one of several towns overrun by armed separatists who believe the towns should be russian. this is not right on the border, it is happening more than 150 miles into ukraine. dozens of people have been killed and people who live there are basically hiding out in their own homes. meanwhile, a team of international military observers that were held hostage more than a week by the pro-russian forces are now free. cnn's arwa damon is in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: that 12 member osce team finally freed, they had been taken hostage april 25th, accused by the self proclaimed mayor of being nato spies. on their release, he referred to them as guests. they appeared to be tired, but said they had been treated fairly well. the german foreign minister thanking the efforts of russian envoy and ensuring their release. the number two for the osce commission saying this is an example of how important negotiations are. but elsewhere throughout the country
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ukraine. the latest on the crisis in ukraine coming up. >>> and have you heard about the nation's unemployment rate? it's fallen to the lowest level since the beginning of the financial crisis. great news, right? well, there happens to be a little more to that story and just ahead, we'll explain. >>> plus, in the face of student protests, former secreta
ukraine. the latest on the crisis in ukraine coming up. >>> and have you heard about the nation's unemployment rate? it's fallen to the lowest level since the beginning of the financial crisis. great news, right? well, there happens to be a little more to that story and just ahead, we'll explain. >>> plus, in the face of student protests, former secreta
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ukraine. thousands dead and many homeless in the wake. devastating landslide in afghanist afghanistan. while his team fights for play-off series victories, new support for embattled clipperseen owner donald sterling. >>> imagine living a block away from the foul mess filling this disgusting can alal and try to guess how much it will cost to clean it up. >>> thanks for being with us. stalemate in ukraine. minor victories for the government overshadowed by separatists pushing back. ukraine military reclaimed some government buildings in the east but lost others. meantime, european union is calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of more than 40 people in odessa yesterday. kiev blaming russian supporters from moldova on its western border. paul brennan reports. >> the burning cars and day bre were evidence of what looked like a day of heavy fighting between ukrainian soldiers and pro-russia separatists. vehicles and tires had become makeshift barricades set alight to try to keep
ukraine. thousands dead and many homeless in the wake. devastating landslide in afghanist afghanistan. while his team fights for play-off series victories, new support for embattled clipperseen owner donald sterling. >>> imagine living a block away from the foul mess filling this disgusting can alal and try to guess how much it will cost to clean it up. >>> thanks for being with us. stalemate in ukraine. minor victories for the government overshadowed by separatists pushing...
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cnn national correspondent nick paton walsh is in one of those flashpoint cities in eastern ukraine. nick, it is late at night right now, but tell us what's been happening. rrn well, they weren't u.n. observers, they were a group called the osce. but these men have been taken eight days ago, 12 in total, 7 foreigners, and the rest of them ukrainian he is courts, and paraded in front of the media last weekend. this weekend because of crimea envoy, they are headed east to berlin. a rare bit of good news. perhaps positive pr for the kremlin and those they support, the pro-russian separatists as well. frankly it has done little to distracts from the general toll on the ground with the violence. we have come back from a city that this morning apparently on the -- the ukrainian military moved towards a barricade opening fire, great damage was done to empty fuel tankers used to form a barricade. went to a hospital, they said three people were killed in the last 24 hours brought to that hospital alone, over a dozen injured. the town itself, quiet. no sign of the ukrainian army, despite the i
cnn national correspondent nick paton walsh is in one of those flashpoint cities in eastern ukraine. nick, it is late at night right now, but tell us what's been happening. rrn well, they weren't u.n. observers, they were a group called the osce. but these men have been taken eight days ago, 12 in total, 7 foreigners, and the rest of them ukrainian he is courts, and paraded in front of the media last weekend. this weekend because of crimea envoy, they are headed east to berlin. a rare bit of...
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ukraine. how concerned are you now about this? >> what i'm concerned by the continued escalation that we see, an escalation of the destabilization activities, first we saw them in the east, slovyansk people have been killed, a helicopter was shot down earlier today, a ukrainian one, you don't do that with the things you find at your local grocery store, put it mildly. and then violence in odessa, that was somewhat expected, i was there a couple of weeks ago, very calm but people expected pro-russian activities to start. exactly what happened we don't know huge tragedy. i hoped this would calm things down and make everyone understand that this can't go on. there has to be peafl peaceful development -- peaceful development of the country. >> the ukrainian government with this offensive in the east and the officials state as they tried to go into they faced highly skilled foreign military men. putin keeps saying ukraine trying to fight for its own territory is somehow a criminal act and it has de
ukraine. how concerned are you now about this? >> what i'm concerned by the continued escalation that we see, an escalation of the destabilization activities, first we saw them in the east, slovyansk people have been killed, a helicopter was shot down earlier today, a ukrainian one, you don't do that with the things you find at your local grocery store, put it mildly. and then violence in odessa, that was somewhat expected, i was there a couple of weeks ago, very calm but people expected...
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you're seeing now in eastern ukraine. it is only in eastern ukraine where the russians sent in their special forces that there's any difficulty around that country, around ukraine. the rest of the country is calm. so the sanctions which should go into effect now, the elevated sanctions, the harsher sanctions are necessary now, not waiting for two more weeks. >> the u.s., president obama had been meeting and talking with angela merkel. germany has some leverage in all this, doesn't it? it seems to be the country that has the most leverage. to what degree and why is that? >> the germans have a special relationship with the russians and have for -- since world war ii. this is an opportunity for chancellor merkel to influence the russians in their behavior in ukraine. the germans, like the rest of europe, care about stability in the heart of europe and ukraine is in the heart of europe, and the germans don't want to see violence, they don't want to see invasions, they don't want to see violations of sovereignty, of cross bord
you're seeing now in eastern ukraine. it is only in eastern ukraine where the russians sent in their special forces that there's any difficulty around that country, around ukraine. the rest of the country is calm. so the sanctions which should go into effect now, the elevated sanctions, the harsher sanctions are necessary now, not waiting for two more weeks. >> the u.s., president obama had been meeting and talking with angela merkel. germany has some leverage in all this, doesn't it? it...
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lawmakers vowed not to stop before eastern ukraine is under control. we go to donetsk for the latest. >> reporter: information comes out in an irregular way. the interior minister announced on his facebook page, not an official channel, that the ukranian military retook a television tower some 10 miles, 15km or so south of slovyansk. that was a tour which had been tape by pro -- taken by pro-russian separatists. what the separatist did was take off ukranian tv channels, stop them broadcasting. the ukranian army retook the tower. you can see perhaps obviously why that is important. information is vital in this unrest here. it's important to get information to the public, and information from both sides. so a tactical decision to target that tv tower, and what appears to be a successful operation. >> we are here on a road side north of donetsk awaiting the eminent arriving of the o.s.c.e. observers. there's a large contingent of vehicles preparing to take them further south to donetsk. the security staff are twitchy. we have been told that figures who ma
lawmakers vowed not to stop before eastern ukraine is under control. we go to donetsk for the latest. >> reporter: information comes out in an irregular way. the interior minister announced on his facebook page, not an official channel, that the ukranian military retook a television tower some 10 miles, 15km or so south of slovyansk. that was a tour which had been tape by pro -- taken by pro-russian separatists. what the separatist did was take off ukranian tv channels, stop them...
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putin say keo has to do a better job of reaching out to eastern europe -- or eastern ukraine. you have seen attempts by kiev and a very serious way to propose decentralization of power. to provide for local elections. for them to offer amnesty to those who have already taken over these buildings, none of them have been acknowledged by mr. putin or various russian mouthpieces out there. you have also seen suggestions or implications that americans are responsible for meddling inside ukraine. i have to say that our only interest is for ukraine to be able to make its own decisions. the last thing we want is disorder and chaos in the center of europe. so, for the german audience who perhaps is tuning into russian tv, i would just advise to stay focused on the facts and what has happened on the ground. a few weeks ago, mr. putin was still denying the russian military was involved in crimea. a few weeks later, he acknowledged that they were his guys. they're just has not been the kind of honesty and credibility about the situation there and the willingness to engage seriously in res
putin say keo has to do a better job of reaching out to eastern europe -- or eastern ukraine. you have seen attempts by kiev and a very serious way to propose decentralization of power. to provide for local elections. for them to offer amnesty to those who have already taken over these buildings, none of them have been acknowledged by mr. putin or various russian mouthpieces out there. you have also seen suggestions or implications that americans are responsible for meddling inside ukraine. i...
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ethnic russians in eastern ukraine are somehow under threat and the armed militants you see are peaceful protesters. the president saying, quote, generally local protesters don't possess missiles to shoot down helicopters. >> jim, thank you so much. >> there's this teenager who was caught with this alleged plan to attack his family and school. maybe you have heard about this. also his arsenal to carry it out. now, he is making new threats. >> the job market, boy did that pick up steam with the best hiring numbers in years. the economy, that, as a whole, is far from healed. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom. we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, this can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help reli
ethnic russians in eastern ukraine are somehow under threat and the armed militants you see are peaceful protesters. the president saying, quote, generally local protesters don't possess missiles to shoot down helicopters. >> jim, thank you so much. >> there's this teenager who was caught with this alleged plan to attack his family and school. maybe you have heard about this. also his arsenal to carry it out. now, he is making new threats. >> the job market, boy did that pick...
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to justify a possible invasion of eastern ukraine. remember, russia has stationed some 40,000 of its troops just across the border from eastern ukraine in western russia. they've been on periodical maneuvers in a relatively threatening posture. they could easily be diverted to take territory and go in as what the kremlin may call peacekeepers in eastern ukraine. at the moment, that hasn't happened, and indeed, dmitri peskov, the presidential spokesman, saying this, moscow does not yet know how to respond to the growing violence in ukraine, but i've been told personally that vladimir putin is viewing the situation with grave concern and he's watching developments by the hour. errol. >> that's matthew chance for us live from moscow. thank you. >>> now we want to bring you the latest information we have now on that desperate search for malaysia flight 370. the airline has told families staying at a beijing hotel it's time to go. malaysia air said they'd be better off waiting for updates "in the comfort of their own homes." cnn's david mc
to justify a possible invasion of eastern ukraine. remember, russia has stationed some 40,000 of its troops just across the border from eastern ukraine in western russia. they've been on periodical maneuvers in a relatively threatening posture. they could easily be diverted to take territory and go in as what the kremlin may call peacekeepers in eastern ukraine. at the moment, that hasn't happened, and indeed, dmitri peskov, the presidential spokesman, saying this, moscow does not yet know how...
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sir. >> the notion that this is some spontaneous uprising in eastern ukraine is by all the evidence of well organized trained, armed militias with the capacity to shoot down helicopters, generally local protestors don't possess that capacity of surface to air missiles or whatever weapons were used to shoot down helicopters. >> do you think he wants a do over on that or not? >> you know what, if you didn't know better you would think that he was a republican member of the house describing what happened in benghazi. the only thing he left out is the protestors were using densive moves, military moves that have to be trained. i am stunned that he said that about the ukraine when the evidence is just as good if not better with respect to the attack in benghazi. i'm sure he would like to rephrase that answer to the question. >> do you think his staff gasped? it is a description of benghazi that so many people said that the fire power on the ground in benghazi was significant power. wasn't just a bunch of fire crackers or something. >> i think his staff has been gasping a lot lately. when yo
sir. >> the notion that this is some spontaneous uprising in eastern ukraine is by all the evidence of well organized trained, armed militias with the capacity to shoot down helicopters, generally local protestors don't possess that capacity of surface to air missiles or whatever weapons were used to shoot down helicopters. >> do you think he wants a do over on that or not? >> you know what, if you didn't know better you would think that he was a republican member of the house...
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korea is deeply concerned over the continuing tensions in eastern ukraine. despite the agreement reached in geneva, the situation in ukraine is showing no sign of stopping. we are large by the fresh violence corrupted in ukraine overnight, including violent attacks targeting to government helicopters by illegal armed groups. we strongly condemn these attacks. it resulted in the death of two ukrainians. such instance points to a serious deterioration in the situation or provocative actions and hostile rhetoric aimed at destabilizing ukraine must cease. in light of the ongoing situation in ukraine, we reiterated that instructive dialogue between all concerned parties will be the only way to achieve a peaceful solution. we call for all parties to the geneva statement to of lament their commitments. we also fully support of the secretary offices and diplomatic initiatives. we hope that his upcoming visit to ukraine and russia will a contribution -- will contribute to de-escalating on the ground. with the importance -- important election scheduled -- scheduled in
korea is deeply concerned over the continuing tensions in eastern ukraine. despite the agreement reached in geneva, the situation in ukraine is showing no sign of stopping. we are large by the fresh violence corrupted in ukraine overnight, including violent attacks targeting to government helicopters by illegal armed groups. we strongly condemn these attacks. it resulted in the death of two ukrainians. such instance points to a serious deterioration in the situation or provocative actions and...
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russian forces are already in eastern ukraine, already taking over crimea. the concern is too high for setting the bar for russian tanks and forces to cross the border. they've already infiltrated the territory. the helicopters shot down today by the separatists and militants were from surface-the-air miss also which only russia could have provided so there's no question russia is causing enormous problems in the region and i think the west needs to be much mora i aggressive and proactive. even what the united states has -- [ audio difficulty ] >> no, i don't think we could. so far, i think the administration has tried to take a small lead with the hope that the europeans will -- [ audio difficulty ] i think that any sanctions now will be that big an impact -- france -- to really persuade -- and since we don't have a package of multi-lateral sanctions it won't work. sanctions helped and the apartheid regime in south africa. our yiewnl lateral sanctions against cuba for many decades have not produced the change we wanted to see. so we have to -- >> brown: wha
russian forces are already in eastern ukraine, already taking over crimea. the concern is too high for setting the bar for russian tanks and forces to cross the border. they've already infiltrated the territory. the helicopters shot down today by the separatists and militants were from surface-the-air miss also which only russia could have provided so there's no question russia is causing enormous problems in the region and i think the west needs to be much mora i aggressive and proactive. even...
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>> pelley: clarissa ward reporting from an increasingly unstable eastern ukraine. clarissa, thank you. in another major story tonight, the jobs report. the labor department told us 288,000 jobs were created in april, and that's the most in over a year. unemployment fell .4% to 6.3%, the lowest since 2008. anthony mason has the story. >> reporter: in chicago, belly creates online loyalty programs for small- and medium-sized businesses. the company logan lahive founded just two and a half years ago already has 120 employees. >> i think we had 18 new hires in march. and as of right now, i know we have ten offer letters that are accepted for people that are starting within the next three to four weeks. >> reporter: nationally, of the 288,000 jobs created in april, the largest number, 75,000, were in business service companies like belly, as the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since 2008. that looks like good news. underneath, is it? >> today, it wasn't really for the right reasons. >> reporter: annetta markozeka attributes the entire decline in the unempl
>> pelley: clarissa ward reporting from an increasingly unstable eastern ukraine. clarissa, thank you. in another major story tonight, the jobs report. the labor department told us 288,000 jobs were created in april, and that's the most in over a year. unemployment fell .4% to 6.3%, the lowest since 2008. anthony mason has the story. >> reporter: in chicago, belly creates online loyalty programs for small- and medium-sized businesses. the company logan lahive founded just two and a...
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being. >>> a group of jo urntl journals were detained in eastern ukraine friday. clarissa ward explained what happened. >> we had to stand against a wall with our hands like this when all of our belongings were taken from us. >> mike in a tweet wrote, we were taken from a pro-russian checcheckpoint. the ordeal took three hours. (u) taken into captivity in eastern ukraine by pro-russian forces. >> they pulled a hat over my eyes, then went through my pockets, took everything i had out of my pockets. took my coat off of me. threatened to make me get on my knees, didn't end up making me get on my knees. and then they taped my hands behind my back. and you know threatened to shoot me a couple of times. the whole procedure seemed like its purpose was to intimidate me as much as possible. >> and in syria, named as one of the 10 most influential people in the world because of his work there. >>> you douglas franz says an open press is an essentially part of society. >> an astack ons from freedom -- an attack on press freedom inchm anywhere is an attack on press freedom ev
being. >>> a group of jo urntl journals were detained in eastern ukraine friday. clarissa ward explained what happened. >> we had to stand against a wall with our hands like this when all of our belongings were taken from us. >> mike in a tweet wrote, we were taken from a pro-russian checcheckpoint. the ordeal took three hours. (u) taken into captivity in eastern ukraine by pro-russian forces. >> they pulled a hat over my eyes, then went through my pockets, took...
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the russian leadership must know if it continues to destabilize in the eastern ukraine, disrupting this month's president elections, we will move quickly on additional steps including further sanctions. for reaction from moscow, i spoke with daniel sanford a short time ago about what impact the existing sanctions were having so far. >> i think at the moment, they are causing a great deal of nervousness in the financial markets. they are causing a continual slide in the value of the ruble, which means imports into russia which are important to people's standard of living will start going up. people will start feeling an impact in their pockets. at the moment, the sanctions that have targeted president putin's inner circle are not at this stage affecting ordinary people very much. only one of the banks was targeted by the sections. that affected the payment system a bit, and there was a bit of a readjustment. i think the key thing would be if further sectoral sanctions were brought in. in that case, the russian economy will suffer very badly. it's already in recession. i think it could st
the russian leadership must know if it continues to destabilize in the eastern ukraine, disrupting this month's president elections, we will move quickly on additional steps including further sanctions. for reaction from moscow, i spoke with daniel sanford a short time ago about what impact the existing sanctions were having so far. >> i think at the moment, they are causing a great deal of nervousness in the financial markets. they are causing a continual slide in the value of the ruble,...
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situation in, the the eastern ukraine has continued to deteriorate. our groups stormed the prosecutor's office -- office, increasing the number of government buildings occupied since the 17 april geneva agreement. we remain gravely concerned by the kidnap and continued detention of the vienna document inspectors and call on russia to condemn this criminal act and use its influence over those holding these inspectors to bring about their immediate, safe, and unconditional release. we are deeply disturbed by reports of journalists reporting from east ukraine. the council discussed journalists in an open debate last year. care -- clearest conclusions was that the importance of safeguarding free media so that facts and truth can be told. we're seeing is disinformation and propaganda. councilers of this emphasized the importance of the agreement and its implementation. abiding by that agreement remains the best way to de-escalate volatile and dangerous situations in eastern ukraine. regrettable that russia's presidential press secretary said this morning t
situation in, the the eastern ukraine has continued to deteriorate. our groups stormed the prosecutor's office -- office, increasing the number of government buildings occupied since the 17 april geneva agreement. we remain gravely concerned by the kidnap and continued detention of the vienna document inspectors and call on russia to condemn this criminal act and use its influence over those holding these inspectors to bring about their immediate, safe, and unconditional release. we are deeply...
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the area disputed in eastern and southern ukraine, and talked about how ukraine itself is not abiding by the april geneva agreement regarding the whole situation. now, that seems to be the way the russians handled the whole thing at the united nations. you might say attack is the level form of defense, because they constantly go on the attack as they did today. in response we heard from the uk ambassador talking about the proportional unmeasured response by kiev and the hypocrisy coming from moscow, that he called breath taking. samantha power is the u.s. ambassador the united nations and responded to what the russian ambassador had to say, and talked about 26,000 square kilometres of land being fought over and how in the course of this 63 day conflict ukraine drove to resolve the issue and russia continues to go after a territory grab. here is more of what samantha power had to say. >> as its country has been carved up. foreign operatives moved into the homeland, troops assembled along the border and moscow threatened integrity and people, ukraine has shown remarkable, almost unimagi
the area disputed in eastern and southern ukraine, and talked about how ukraine itself is not abiding by the april geneva agreement regarding the whole situation. now, that seems to be the way the russians handled the whole thing at the united nations. you might say attack is the level form of defense, because they constantly go on the attack as they did today. in response we heard from the uk ambassador talking about the proportional unmeasured response by kiev and the hypocrisy coming from...
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if russia is, as critics charge, bombarding eastern ukraine with propaganda, seeking in the special operatives, encouraging pro-russian thugs, how is he not already messing with the elections? >> look, i'm with you, jake. more fundamentally he's messing as a society, an economy, and political entity. i would think that he's already crossed any reasonable line. what i wasn't privy to are the details between the exchange of the american president and his german counterpart. what we also don't know and what i think we should be looking at is not simply what kind of sanctions would be introduced but whether the europeans fully support them. are the europeans prepared to begin a process of reducing their energy dependence on russia, which over time could be at least as important? what steps are the europeans willing to take within nato and their own defense spending. so there's a whole number of steps of which sanctions towards russia is simply one of them. >> merkel has been viewed as the only european leader that putin would consider listening to but a month ago, do you think she still has sway w
if russia is, as critics charge, bombarding eastern ukraine with propaganda, seeking in the special operatives, encouraging pro-russian thugs, how is he not already messing with the elections? >> look, i'm with you, jake. more fundamentally he's messing as a society, an economy, and political entity. i would think that he's already crossed any reasonable line. what i wasn't privy to are the details between the exchange of the american president and his german counterpart. what we also...
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ukrainian forces move to restore order in eastern ukraine, it is obvious to the world that these russian-backed groups are not peace. protesters. they are heavily armed militants who are receiving significant support from russia. >> we'll discuss whether the two leaders with forge a united front in the face of russian aggression and auto renewed violence in ukraine. later, we'll dive into today's headline grabbing jobs report and why good news sounds so much like bad news for the gop. and melissa harris perry, msnbc's own, will be right here with us to discuss the plight of some 200 kidnapped school girls in nigeria. there were protests in new york today near the u.n., and we'll have more on that and what, if anything, the u.s. is doing to help. but we start with that joint news conference in front of the white house rose garden where president obama began with the jobs numbers and a few words on a devastating landslide and in afghanistan. both he and german chancellor angela merkel have tough questions on whether they can reach an agreement on stronger sakes against russia and whether they can
ukrainian forces move to restore order in eastern ukraine, it is obvious to the world that these russian-backed groups are not peace. protesters. they are heavily armed militants who are receiving significant support from russia. >> we'll discuss whether the two leaders with forge a united front in the face of russian aggression and auto renewed violence in ukraine. later, we'll dive into today's headline grabbing jobs report and why good news sounds so much like bad news for the gop. and...
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ukraine, you know, those 40,000 to 50,000 russian troops, all the tanks we've seen massing on the board, actually driving across the border invasion style. what's new today, what we heard from the president is that they don't need that to happen. that they -- they're looking forward to these elections on may 25th, crucial national elections in ukraine and saying, if the kind of disruption we've been seeing so far, right? these masked gunmen. they're not wearing the uniforms of russia, but u.s. officials, european officials say they're under the direction of russia. that disruption, if it continues, if it escalates as it is now, that will be enough to trigger these greater economic costs for russia. and that is a step forward. >> so we look for that possibly in a couple of weeks here in may. but so far, without the, you know, the different sanctions, the sectoral sanctions. president obama says the goal isn't to punish russia, but we've heard this before. how far does russia get to go into ukraine until something, you know, motivates putin to pull back? >> it's a good point. and we've he
ukraine, you know, those 40,000 to 50,000 russian troops, all the tanks we've seen massing on the board, actually driving across the border invasion style. what's new today, what we heard from the president is that they don't need that to happen. that they -- they're looking forward to these elections on may 25th, crucial national elections in ukraine and saying, if the kind of disruption we've been seeing so far, right? these masked gunmen. they're not wearing the uniforms of russia, but u.s....
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now let's bring you breaking news coming out of ukraine. police saying at least 38 people have been killed in a building fire in the city of odessa. we have a number of casualties in odessa after clashes between pro-and anti-russian protesters. it has been a busy day we'll bring you more when we come back with a full bulletin of news in a couple of minutes. stay with us. >> >> the dollar is the most remarkable achievement in the history of money. think of it. this piece of paper cost nothing to produce, there's nothing behind it except the goodwill of ben bernanke, and the u.s. congress. this
now let's bring you breaking news coming out of ukraine. police saying at least 38 people have been killed in a building fire in the city of odessa. we have a number of casualties in odessa after clashes between pro-and anti-russian protesters. it has been a busy day we'll bring you more when we come back with a full bulletin of news in a couple of minutes. stay with us. >> >> the dollar is the most remarkable achievement in the history of money. think of it. this piece of paper...
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>> it's vitally important if there's not going to be an escalation of violence in eastern ukraine. ukraine has to get on its feet. the program is the right way to do it but if there's war, if hundreds of people and maybe thousands of people are going to be dying in eastern ukraine, the funds package won't matter at all and won't be able to be implemented. today was a big important turning point. ukrainians decided to try to reassert their sovereignty in eastern ukraine and i suspect the russians are going to respond to that tragically -- >> and clearly president obama is working hard to rally the europeans and this meeting is some evidence of that. you know the world diplomacy intima intimately. how damaged do you think it is? >> i'm not an expert on the american/german relationship. other peoples did that when i was in the government. i do know because i've heard him pauk about it many times, president obama deeply values the relationship he has with the chancellor. i've heard him say it many times. and at the end of the day we're united by our interest and values. we have really
>> it's vitally important if there's not going to be an escalation of violence in eastern ukraine. ukraine has to get on its feet. the program is the right way to do it but if there's war, if hundreds of people and maybe thousands of people are going to be dying in eastern ukraine, the funds package won't matter at all and won't be able to be implemented. today was a big important turning point. ukrainians decided to try to reassert their sovereignty in eastern ukraine and i suspect the...
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let's take a listen. >> there is horrible violence in eastern ukraine and that violence is coming as it has been for weeks now from russian-directed agents and paramilitaries and their associates. the rest of us are deeply and sincerely concerned. despite its rhetoric, russia can't be, because russia is causing this instability. >> wolf, they don't really know what russia's next steps are or what their intentions. are they looking to move into ukraine? they don't think so. what they think is this is further psychological intimidation and bullying. as you heard president obama say, if russia continues these actions there's going to be stiffer results. >> is it true russia is blaming english-speak agitators, in their words? >> he's talking about the u.s. and eu. he said basically this was a coup in kiev that was launched by the united states and the european union. >> this is vitale turken, the russian ambassador to new york. >> he doesn't mince words when he thinks the eu, the u.s., have been goading on the ukrainians, kind of helping them behind the scenes. >> the whole discussion at
let's take a listen. >> there is horrible violence in eastern ukraine and that violence is coming as it has been for weeks now from russian-directed agents and paramilitaries and their associates. the rest of us are deeply and sincerely concerned. despite its rhetoric, russia can't be, because russia is causing this instability. >> wolf, they don't really know what russia's next steps are or what their intentions. are they looking to move into ukraine? they don't think so. what they...
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is ukraine's fault. he said ukraine is not abiding by the geneva agreement made back in april. and this is the strategy we have seen from the russians. their strategy is to also attack, attack first before anybody else can attack you. and he said the west needs to rethink its positions. now for the other key members of the security council, we heard from the french ambassador who said all of this was like a bad spy novel with russia deploying forces some with uniforms some not and causing trouble. he said the russians were basically opening a pandora's box. the united kingdom talked about ukraine ufring a measured response. and talked about the hypocrisy of russia being breathtaking. and the u.s. ambassador said it was remarkable almost unimaginable the way that ukraine was keeling with this crisis, and there are 26,000 square kilometers being fought over with russia having its beety eye on and russian has done nothing but try to grab territory. >> and ban ki moon releasing a statement what did he have t
is ukraine's fault. he said ukraine is not abiding by the geneva agreement made back in april. and this is the strategy we have seen from the russians. their strategy is to also attack, attack first before anybody else can attack you. and he said the west needs to rethink its positions. now for the other key members of the security council, we heard from the french ambassador who said all of this was like a bad spy novel with russia deploying forces some with uniforms some not and causing...
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journalists in eastern ukraine have been detained. there are kidnappings, torture. the osec observers detained on 25 april are still being held hostage a week later this is in an front-- affront to the entire international community and they must be released immediately. these action by pro-russian groups are clearly not a legitimate protest or an attempt to protect russian speakers from alleged or spurious threats. they are calculated, cynical, and highly provocative actions, obviously designed to undermine ukrainian state authority, to intimidate and destablize. they make a mockery of what russia has committed to in the geneva agreement. ukraine itself is working to implement its genieve commitments. it submitted to parliament a draft law on amnesty for protesters who surrender their weapons. it initiate ad process of constitutional reform aimed at decentralizing power. it is committed to holding a broad public debate on possible constitutional change. however in response to the extreme provocation ukraine is facing, ukrainian authorities have the right the right
journalists in eastern ukraine have been detained. there are kidnappings, torture. the osec observers detained on 25 april are still being held hostage a week later this is in an front-- affront to the entire international community and they must be released immediately. these action by pro-russian groups are clearly not a legitimate protest or an attempt to protect russian speakers from alleged or spurious threats. they are calculated, cynical, and highly provocative actions, obviously...